Relentless Boxing Gym

Rossington Leisure Centre

Sagittarii

Sheerdance

Based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, Shrewsbury Town FC Foundation is the community arm linked to the town's football club. It runs a broad mix of programmes across the county, including disability football, walking football, social groups, holiday clubs and talent centres, and has been working in the local community for around 30 years.

Football community foundations like this generally aim to make the game accessible to people of all ages and abilities, whether that means a gentle kickabout, structured sessions for young players or simply a sociable way to stay active. They also tend to work with schools and local partners, so there are often several different routes into getting involved.

Walking football

Disability football

Holiday clubs

Talent centres

Social groups

30 years in the community

Shrewsbury Town FC Foundation runs community football programmes in Shrewsbury, from walking and disability football to holiday clubs.

Shrewsbury Town FC Foundation

Spondon Bowls Club

Based in St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens Shotokan Karate Club is a martial arts club focused on Shotokan karate. It is listed here for anyone in the area looking for a place to train in a traditional Japanese striking style.

Shotokan is one of the most widely practised forms of karate, generally known for strong stances, linear techniques and an emphasis on kata (set sequences of movement) alongside basics and sparring. Clubs teaching the style typically suit a range of ages and fitness levels, and training can help build coordination, discipline and confidence. Getting in touch with the club directly is the best way to find out more about sessions and how to start.

St Helens Shotokan Karate Club is a martial arts club in St Helens, Merseyside, offering training in the traditional Shotokan style of karate.

St Helens Shotokan Karate Club

Stoke Karate Academy

Sitting in the heart of London, the London Stadium is the multi-use venue formerly known as the Olympic Stadium. It hosts a wide range of events across sport, music and community programming, and also offers stadium tours, hospitality services and venue hire for meetings and events.

As a large event venue rather than a traditional gym, it is geared towards visitors attending fixtures, concerts and organised occasions. Guests can expect ticketing and accessibility information, travel guidance and a variety of event spaces available to hire.

Multi-use venue

Stadium tours

Venue hire

Hospitality services

Accessible facilities

Central London location

London Stadium in London, the former Olympic Stadium, hosting sport, music and community events plus tours, hospitality and venue hire.

London Stadium

The Snow Centre Manchester

AirHop Adventure & Trampoline Park Bristol

Based in Burnley, Lancashire, Burnley Football Club is a professional football club with men's, women's and academy sides. Supporters can buy matchday tickets, book hospitality packages and pick up merchandise through the club shop, while the Clarets+ streaming passes let fans follow the action from home.

A football club like this is often as much about the town as the team. Beyond the first team, clubs of this kind typically offer ways to get involved through youth pathways, community work and match attendance, making them a natural focal point for local supporters and families who follow the game.

Men's and women's teams

Academy football

Matchday tickets

Matchday hospitality

Clarets+ streaming

Community programme

Burnley Football Club in Burnley, Lancashire, with men's, women's and academy teams, matchday tickets, hospitality and Clarets+ streaming.

Burnley Football Club

Set in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Hillsborough Park is one of the green spaces managed by Sheffield City Council. As part of the city's network of parks, playgrounds and woodlands, it offers an open outdoor setting for local people to enjoy.

Parks like this are handy for casual exercise, walking, family outings and simply spending time outdoors. As a public green space, it is generally free to visit and open to everyone in the surrounding area.

Council managed

Open green space

Hillsborough Park is a public park and green space in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, managed by the City Council.

Hillsborough Park

AirHop Adventure & Trampoline Park Birmingham (Formerly Rush)

Set in Hounslow, Greater London, Hobbledown Heath is an outdoor adventure and animal park built around family days out. Alongside outdoor play areas, there is an indoor playbarn, a net park called Gripped, and a range of animals to see, including birds of prey.

An outdoor activity park like this is a good option for families with children, offering a mix of things to explore whatever the weather. Animal experiences are also available, from meeting meerkats and lemurs to feeding capybaras and Highland cows, giving younger visitors a closer look at the animals.

Great for families

Animals to see

Indoor and outdoor play

Animal experiences

Food and drink

Annual passes

Hobbledown Heath is a family adventure and animal park in Hounslow with outdoor play, an indoor playbarn and animals.

Hobbledown Heath

Set beneath the Manchester Arena car park, TeamSport Go Karting Manchester Victoria offers indoor karting in the heart of Manchester city centre. The venue is built around a 550m multi-level track with 15 corners, high-speed straights and a flyover, using electric karts that can reach speeds of up to 45mph.

Go karting suits a range of visitors, from those planning a day out to groups celebrating together. Alongside the track, the venue has a licensed bar and a spectator area, so people who are not racing can watch and relax. Karting sessions are open to ages eight and up, and the site also caters for parties and events.

Multi-level track

Electric karts

Ages 8 and up

Parties and events

Bar and spectator area

City centre location

Indoor go karting in Manchester city centre, with a 550m multi-level track, licensed bar and spectator area.

TeamSport Go Karting Manchester Victoria

Genesis Place

Based in Birkenhead on the Wirral, Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a football club serving supporters and the wider Merseyside community. Anyone interested in following the club or getting involved can find more details on its own website.

Football clubs in general offer a focal point for local fans, with matchdays bringing people together and many clubs also supporting community and youth activity. If you are in Birkenhead or nearby and keen on the game, a local club like this can be a good way to connect with others who share that interest. It is worth checking the club's website for current information before visiting.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a football club in Birkenhead, Merseyside. Find out more about the club and how to get involved.

Tranmere Rovers Football Club

A live music venue in central London, 229 hosts a broad mix of events, from grassroots nights and emerging acts to touring bands and established artists. Based on Great Portland Street, it takes an open and inclusive approach with a wide stylistic range.

The venue is independent and its profits go to its umbrella charity, International Students House, which supports students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Its programme also reaches international communities in and around London, offering space to celebrate different cultures. A live venue like this is a good bet for discovering new music alongside familiar names.

Independent venue

Supports a charity

Wide range of acts

Open and inclusive

Available for hire

229 London is an independent live music venue on Great Portland Street in central London, hosting emerging and established artists.

229 London

Woodhouse Moor is a public park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, one of the many community green spaces managed across the city by Leeds City Council. It offers open outdoor space for local people to use and enjoy.

Leeds community parks generally provide a mix of facilities such as playgrounds, sports pitches and gardens, making them a handy spot for casual exercise, family outings or simply spending time outdoors. As with other council parks, anyone can report a problem or get involved through local volunteering.

Community park

Volunteering

Woodhouse Moor is a community park in Leeds, West Yorkshire, offering open green space for local people to enjoy.

Woodhouse Moor

Set in Luton, Inspire: Luton Sports Village is a large leisure and fitness centre offering a gym alongside group exercise, swimming and courts and sports halls. It caters for a wide range of people, with activities for babies and pre-school children, young people, older adults, and those living with long term conditions or disabilities.

As a multi-activity centre, it suits members who want variety in one place, whether that is a workout in the gym, a group class, a swim, or a game in the sports hall. Community sessions and options for people on low incomes are also part of what is on offer.

Gym and group exercise

Swimming pool

Courts and sports halls

For all ages

Inclusive sessions

Community sessions

Inspire: Luton Sports Village is a gym and leisure centre in Luton with a pool, group exercise and sports halls.

Inspire: Luton Sports Village

Croud Meadow is a football listing in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, connected to Shrewsbury Town Football Club. The club's official website covers first team fixtures, match tickets, news and videos, and it currently features a cup run in the FA Cup alongside the regular league season.

Supporters can also find details of matchday hospitality, club merchandise and the club's community foundation. A football club like this generally offers more than the ninety minutes on the pitch, with chances to follow the team home and away, watch or listen to matches live, and get involved in community and charity work around the town.

Professional first team

FA Cup football

Watch and listen live

Community foundation

Remembrance match

Croud Meadow, a football listing in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, linked to Shrewsbury Town FC with fixtures, tickets and community foundation news.

Croud Meadow

Parliament Hill Fields Lido

Set on Aldersley Road in Wolverhampton, WV Active Aldersley is a leisure centre offering gym facilities, swimming and fitness classes under one roof. It is part of the WV Active group of centres run in partnership with the City of Wolverhampton Council, with a range of membership options as well as pay as you go activities.

A council leisure centre like this is a practical choice for anyone wanting to mix gym workouts, swimming and group classes in one place. Membership typically covers the different activities, so it suits families and individuals looking for flexible ways to stay active close to home.

Gym, swim and classes

Membership options

Part of WV Active

Holiday activities

WV Active Aldersley is a gym, pool and fitness class centre on Aldersley Road in Wolverhampton, part of WV Active.